U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release

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		No. 154-09
IMMEDIATE RELEASE		March 10, 2009

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The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of February.

· Active Component.

· Recruiting. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for February.
· Army – 6,324 accessions with a goal of 6,000; 105 percent
· Navy – 3,060 accessions with a goal of 3,060; 100 percent
· Marine Corps – 1,752 accessions with a goal of 1,292; 136 percent
· Air Force – 2,486 accessions with a goal of 2,486; 100 percent

* Retention. All four active components continued their success in fiscal 2009, meeting or exceeding February retention goals.

· Reserve Component.

· Accessions. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for the month of February 2009.
· Army National Guard – 6,114 accessions with a goal of 5,592; 109 percent
· Army Reserve – 3,614 accessions with a goal of 3,138; 115 percent
· Navy Reserve – 602 accessions with a goal of 602; 100 percent
· Marine Corps Reserve – 602 accessions with a goal of 602; 100 percent
· Air National Guard – 946 accessions with a goal of 859; 110 percent
· Air Force Reserve – 803 accessions with a goal of 803; 100 percent

· Attrition. Losses in all reserve components were within acceptable limits.

Detailed information on specific recruiting data can be obtained by contacting the individual military recruiting commands at (502) 626-0164 for Army, (210) 565-4678 for Air Force, (703) 784-9454 for Marine Corps and (901) 874-9049 for Navy. The reserve components can be reached at the following numbers: National Guard Bureau (703) 607-2586; Army Reserve (404) 464-8490; Air Force Reserve (703) 697-1761; Navy Reserve (504) 678-6055; and Marine Corps Reserve (504) 678-6535.

 

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